I´m sure each of you know the famous artist " Kathy Patterson " and we are pleased to could offer one of her wonderful Queen Anne style glass eye all wood doll , which is mark by the artist at 2017 !!
This doll is all around a little beauty and a work of art by Kathy ...
From private collection a pretty first period French bisque Bebe by Gaultier with Blockletter mark, most beautiful and rare premiere Bebe ... has small professional repair at her head crown which is only to see in a lamp !!
26" ( 67 cm ) early block letter marking Bebe by Gaultier ... France circa 1878 ......
This pottery model of a kneeling lady was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) and excavated from Sichuan province. It is made from a reddish-coloured pottery. A variety of figures of this general type are known. They are often musicians and entertainers, and were made in a variety of sizes. This is a particularly well-detailed and rare example...
So nice 16" ( 41 cm ) early French bisque enfantine Poupee with expressive features , choice pressed pale bisque and painting , original body and wearing exquisite antique costume .
All around an marvelous French Poupee in generally perfect condition with special body style with pretty bisque arms and hands .
From a dolls boutique in Paris about 1860th...
This rare and interesting pottery model of a foreign groom was made in the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from dense solid pottery (as opposed to being hollow as are the majority of Tang figures). The figure stands upright with his head turned to his right. His left hand is placed against his chest whilst his right arm and hand are outstretched...
This interesting pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago during the Chinese Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The form is of a cooking vessel and the three wide udder-shaped legs allow it to be stood in a fire with as much heat as possible being transmitted to its contents. It is not always easy to determine exactly which culture such vessels come from as similar vessels were made by various Chinese cultures. However, we understand this example was exc...
This interesting pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago during the Chinese Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The form is of a cooking vessel and the three wide udder-shaped legs allow it to be stood in a fire with as much heat as possible being transmitted to its contents. It is not always easy to determine exactly which culture such vessels come from as similar vessels were made by various Chinese cultures. However, we understand this example was exc...
This interesting pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago during the Chinese Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The form is of a cooking vessel and the three wide udder-shaped legs allow it to be stood in a fire with as much heat as possible being transmitted to its contents. It is not always easy to determine exactly which culture such vessels come from as similar vessels were made by various Chinese cultures. However, we understand this example was exc...
This interesting pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago during the Chinese Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The form is of a cooking vessel and the three wide udder-shaped legs allow it to be stood in a fire with as much heat as possible being transmitted to its contents. It is not always easy to determine exactly which culture such vessels come from as similar vessels were made by various Chinese cultures. However, we understand this example was exc...
This attractive pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is made from a fairly highly-fired pale buff-coloured pottery, the surface colour varying a little in places due to uneven firing conditions. The painted geometric patterns covering the upper body and inner...
Rare to find French bisque Bebe by Joanny from France around 1880 / 84 , dolls by this companie are rarely found and was offered and sold at 19th. century in the luxury doll boutiqes in Paris !!!
This child like and so beautiful Bebe about 18 " ( 46 cm ) size 7 has lovely pressed pale bisque socked head with very plump cheeks , beautiful brown glass paperweight inset eyes with dark eyeliner and fine painted lashes . Mauve blushed eyes shadow and brush-stroked and feathered brows.
Given that this sign is clearly segregating services for African-American children despite the fact that this was a federal agency, one can only hypothesize that this sign was placed on the exterior of a federal building in a state that endorsed and enforced segregation.
There does exi...
Luxury design miniature dolls wooden sedan chair from France around 1890 ... known in France as " chaise a porteur " , has wonderful presence of luxury details and color !
This pretty sedan chair has hinged front door and five open windows ornate by cut-out shapes. It has a curved top and double curved back all richly decorated in gold and gray blue.
With a little metal lock you can open and close the front door , inside it has a red silk velvet covered seat.
Ou...
Rare early period cabinet size 11" ( 28 cm ) French Bebe´s by Gaultier with Blockletter mark, a most beautiful and rare premire Bebe by this company wearing lovely clothing . Has gorgeous expression and is an eye-catcher for everybody and each good doll collection !!!
Generally excellent early little block letter marking Bebe by Gaultier ... France circa 1878 .... in rare to find small size with excellent quality of pale pressed bisque and softly blushed complexion, amber brown i...
This large and impressive stoneware dish was made during the 14th - 15th centuries. It is "heavily-potted" with a wide sturdy foot. It is decorated with various floral and leaf patterns in underglaze cobalt blue. In the centre is a stylised character. It is coated in quite a thick finely-crackled clear glaze that has a greenish tint to it. Around the central design is a wide unglazed band in which are six firing marks. T...
26" ( 67 cm ) fine early French paper-mache Lady from France around 1830/40th in all original state by Andreas Voit , has wonderful expression , original body and wig !!
Rare fine early Lady has solid domed paper - mache shoulder head with oval face . Has elongated throat and modeled bosom , wonderful amber black enamel eyes with dark eyeliner and arched feathered brows. Rare incised nostrils and closed mouth .
Black painted pate with scalloped edging under hand-tied human ...
Most beautiful rare all original condition 23 " ( 59 cm ) English all wooden Doll with wonderful costume included her jewelry !!
Rare early English all wood doll has one - piece carved wooden head and torso with bedpost shaped oval head , carved nose and elongated throat . Almond shaped blue painted eyes with single brows and closed mouth with small red painted lips. All original painted complexion and finish ... Original brunette hand tied human hair wig over black painting ..
Rare all original bisque fortune-teller poupee attribute by Maison Bru in pristine condition to age around 1880 ... having lovely facial expression , original body and costume , posed on her rare original maple wood pedestal ! Circa 14" ( included her pedestal !
Pale complexioned bisque Bru shoulder head , has dark enamel blue inset eyes with dark eyeliner and delicately painted lashes, lightly feathered brows. Closed mouth with finest outlined lips . Flat pierced ears and origi...
This tall and impressive pottery figure was made during the early Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a fairly high-fired pale greyish-brown pottery. It has been "cold-painted" in a base coat of creamy-white pigment with details picked out on top in red and black pigments, especially to the head and face.
This figure represents a foreign groom. He conveys power and self-confidence, standing alert and upr...
This large stoneware dish was made during the 13th - 15th century. Wares of this type were undoubtedly influenced by the large Chinese celadon glazed dishes made at the Longquan kilns during the same period. It is heavily-potted and coated in a pale green glaze that is silky-matt in feel and appearance. A magnifying glass reveals that what appear initially as speckles within the glaze are in fact microsco...
Very beautiful French bisque Bebe by Maison Jumeau with rare brown complexion , has lovely deeply-modeled features , lovely bisque and painting , original body and wearing beautiful silk costume with Jumeau shoes !!
She is a real cabinet size beauty about 18" ( 46 cm ) ....has best quality of brown complexion bisque socket head with superbly brown glass paperweight inset eyes with dark eyeliner and fine painted lashes and brows.
Has slightly open mouth with shaded and ac...
This large and impressive pottery figure represents an official or a dignitary and was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a high-fired buff-coloured pottery that has been cold-painted in a base coat of a creamy-white pigment with details picked out in red, pink and black pigments. The figure stands upright on an integral pedestal wearing a long flowing robe under which his hands are held together across his chest. No...
This small pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is made from a fairly high-fired pale pottery and is of a very unusual and rare form with its wide body, small unflared mouth, no handles and four pairs of purpose-made holes around its shoulder. These holes were clearly made ...
This small pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is made from a fairly high-fired pale pottery and is of a very unusual and rare form with its wide body, small unflared mouth, no handles and four pairs of purpose-made holes around its shoulder. These holes were clearly made ...
An opportunity to acquire a Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127) kiln saggar still containing its Qingbai porcelain bowl, excavated from a kiln site in the Jingdezhen area of Jiangxi province. This is one of a variety of different Qingbai porcelain wares in saggars, mostly bowls and dishes of varying sizes and patterns, that we were very lucky to be able to acquire some time ago and now offer for sale.
Northern Song...
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail, including the sun and the moon in this example. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the...
This rare and unusual "Swatow" (or "Zhangzhou") blue & white porcelain bowl was made during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573 - 1620). The underglaze blue decoration around the outer wall features two dragons. The inner design features four fish around the inner wall and aquatic (?) plants in its centre. It is coated in a thick glaze. There is some kiln grit embedded within the glaze to the lower body and around ...
This highly decorative and attractive "Kraak" porcelain dish was made at the Jingdezhen kilns during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. The pattern, in underglaze blue of good colour, features in its centre a winged insect amongst various plants and blossoms. Surrounding this are eight roundels containing, alternately, peach blossoms and precious objects. The underside is more simply decorated with abstract ...
Beautiful early small size French poupee from Huret era around 1860/65 th. by Blampoix about only 11" ( 28 cm ) with imposing presence !!
Maybe a perfect child for your size 3 or 4 Poupee or a independent beauty for your cabinet !!
She has wonderful pale and fine quality of bisque and painting with flat un-pierced ears , original sturdy kid body and wearing superb original two piece costume with extra winter ensamble !!!
Rare to find and so charming little Mlle...
This superb and rare tall pottery vessel was made some 4,000 years ago by people of the Xiajiadian culture (c. 2300 - 1600 BC) from Inner Mongolia. The form of this vessel is characteristic of this Neolithic culture with its wide rim, partly hollow udder-shaped legs and carefully constructed body. The surface of the body above the legs, and the inner mouth, have a finely burnished surface, its smoothness making it a real p...
Charming and so beautiful 17" ( 44 cm ) French bisque Clown which has beautiful original silk clothing and rare facial expression with painted butterfly´s !
This pretty bisque socket head Bebe has very pale bisque complexion with lovely red painted curving clown decoration and color full butterfly´s on her cheeks and fore head , has lovely blue glass inset eyes and brows .
Close mouth with outlined lips , pierced ears with nice insect earrings . Lovely original fleec...
Very nice original antique small size " Guignol " Theater from France at 19th. century for your Doll display !! So rare in this small doll size ...
A Guignol theater was offered in the Etrennes catalog of " Grand Magazin de Louvre " or from " Au Bon Marche " and other Paris Depratment stores at 19th. century and was one of the most popular toy puppet theater in France and Paris .... and at this times it is hard to find a good one in good condition and small size so that it would...
This large pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. The decorative pattern, applied on top of the smooth burnished surface with a fired-on mineral-based pigment, features four roundels containing geometric patterns. On opposing sides just below its waist are tw...
This large pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a pale yellowish-brown pottery, the colour of which varies in places due to uneven conditions in the Neolithic kiln. It is a well-made jar of fine form and good proportion...
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple. We find it quite difficult to date thes...
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple. We find it quite difficult to date thes...